Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 411 405. Curse
"Since the Grand Commander said so, there must be a reason. Perhaps the Grand Commander discovered signs of unrest in Wei State, so he temporarily slowed down the plan of the Northern Expedition. Is that so, Prime Minister?"

Liu Chan very considerately handed his leg to Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang nodded.

"Your Majesty is wise, and that is exactly what the Grand Commander meant. The Grand Commander believes that although Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, his scheming and ability are not much different from those of his father Cao Cao. He can be regarded as a great enemy for our Great Han to recover the Central Plains."

Zhuge Liang cleared his throat and turned the topic to the emperor of Cao Wei. Although the officials of the Han Dynasty hated Cao Pi, even Zhuge Liang could not deny that his methods were indeed very superb. He was able to depose Emperor Xian of Han without much turmoil, and did not stir up too much political waves after taking office.

Today's Cao Wei is managed like an iron barrel under his control. This is also one of the reasons why many ministers are opposed to the Northern Expedition.

"I wonder if you gentlemen remember that more than two years ago, when the Grand Commander was in Jingzhou, he personally published an article in the Han Daily, saying that Cao Pi would not live for more than five years?"

Speaking of Cao Pi, Zhuge Liang had to mention the shocking thing that Feng Xi did back then. Openly cursing the emperor of a country, even an enemy country, was unprecedented in history. The key point was that Feng Xi did not insult Cao Pi in a painless way, but announced without any emotion that Cao Pi would die in five years.

This is obviously different from the usual "I wish you a miserable death". Not to mention Cao Wei, even in Chengdu there are people who disdain this.

After all, Feng Xi was just a warrior, what did he know? Even Zhuge Liang and Qiao Zhou, who were good at astrology, observed the Milky Way after hearing Feng Xi's boast. They saw a bright giant star in the Central Plains, surrounded by countless stars of varying brightness, guarding the giant star. It looked like a peaceful country with no signs of unrest. Therefore, Zhuge Liang and others could only remain silent and did not dare to hastily agree or disagree with Feng Xi's opinion.

Now that Zhuge Liang mentioned this matter again, many people who had originally regarded this matter as a joke have dug out Feng Xi's bold words from the depths of their memories.

"Feng Xiuyuan is ambitious and he deliberately said such exaggerated words to attract attention, which only hurt the morale of our Han army. Such a talentless and immoral person is not worthy of being the Grand Commander of our Han army. I implore Your Majesty to punish him, recall him to Chengdu for accountability, and select another capable person to take over the position of Grand Commander."

Naturally, Yang Yi also looked down on Feng Xi, but now he suddenly remembered the boast Feng Xi had made at that time, and he immediately perked up and made another report about Feng Xi in front of Liu Chan.

Zhuge Liang didn't even blink, but he had already made up his mind about Yang Yi. What Yang Yi didn't know was that he probably would never get ahead again.

However, at this time he was still thinking about impeaching Feng Xi, so he knelt in the hall again, performed all the etiquette, and looked like a man who was determined to give advice to his enemies.

"Yang Yi, that's enough. Look at how you're dying. You said Feng Xiuyuan is incompetent and immoral, so who should take over? We can't let you, a sycophantic villain, take over, right? It would be a disaster if someone like you really took charge of the army. I estimate that the elite troops of the four states of the Han Dynasty would be wiped out in less than half a year in your hands."

When Zhuge Ke saw that Yang Yi dared to bark here, his temper flared up. He stepped out directly, pointed at Yang Yi's nose and started scolding him.

In Zhuge Ke's opinion, even if Feng Xiuyuan had some personal moral problems, he was at least as good as himself in military operations. Now Yang Yi wanted to deny Feng Xi with just two sentences. How could Zhuge Ke tolerate this? In addition, Yang Yi's arrogant and pedantic appearance made Zhuge Ke's eldest nephew, who often went in and out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, feel uncomfortable.

Although Yang Yi had to be polite to Zhuge Ke due to his status, Zhuge Ke could clearly see that Yang Yi looked down on military men. Zhuge Ke could no longer tolerate this and scolded Yang Yi, which made all the civil and military officials in the court quiet down.

"Master Zhuge, be careful with your words! I, Yang Yi, am only concerned about the country of the Han Dynasty. Feng Xiuyuan is just too ambitious and will get into trouble sooner or later. I am just considering it in advance!"

Seeing that Zhuge Ke attacked him again and again, Yang Yi became furious and simply stood up to confront Zhuge Ke.

"Haha, others may not know who you are, Lord Yang Wei, but I have heard of you. I heard that you were a chief clerk under Fu Qun in your early years, but because you had a disagreement with Fu Qun, you betrayed Fu Qun and joined Guan Yu. Guan Yu appointed you as Gong Cao, and when you entered Sichuan, you took the initiative to have a face-to-face meeting with Liu... cough, the late emperor, and showed off what you had in your stomach, and was recruited by the late emperor as Bing Cao Yuan.

After the late emperor passed away, you were demoted, and now you come to show off your knowledge in front of the prime minister. What is the difference between you and that slave Lu Bu?
You said you were considering the Han Dynasty, but as far as I know, when the late emperor was on the eastern expedition in his early years, Feng Xiuyuan once opposed the theory of dividing the world into three parts. And you took the initiative to speak out, and were scolded by Feng Xiuyuan. You must be holding a grudge against him and regard him as a thorn in his side.

It's ridiculous that you, Yang Yi, are not the real person. It's even a question whether Feng Xiuyuan still remembers who you are. Why are you still acting like a clown here and slandering Feng Xiuyuan? "

As Zhuge Liang's eldest nephew, Zhuge Ke was relatively well-informed. Moreover, he disliked Yang Yi, so he specifically inquired about Yang Yi's life. However, he became even more disdainful of him after finding out.

Yang Yi was suddenly exposed by Zhuge Ke, and he was actually a little angry. Yang Yi was very concerned about his reputation. Feng Xi scolded him in front of Liu Bei, which he regarded as humiliation and remembered it to this day. Zhuge Ke also exposed his past in front of Liu Chan today, making him extremely embarrassed. In fact, the person Yang Yi hated the most had changed from Feng Xi to Zhuge Ke.

"You! Even if I, Yang Yi, have a personal grudge against Feng Xiuyuan, it is the business of the Han Dynasty. It is not your turn as a traitor of the Eastern Wu to make irresponsible remarks here! The argument between Feng Xiuyuan and I that day was about how to deal with the remnants of the Eastern Wu like you. Now you still have the nerve to speak up! Don't you know..."

Yang Yi was probably furious, thinking he had found a loophole in Zhuge Ke's words. Yang Yi wondered what right you, Zhuge Ke, had to talk about "our Han Dynasty" when you were just a second-hand surrendered from the Eastern Wu.

Guess who we went to fight in the Eastern Expedition? Why is it your turn to speak today?

"Lord Wei, shut up. Apologize to all the lords."

Zhuge Liang suddenly spoke up, interrupting Yang Yi's ramblings in anger. There were many surrendered officials from the Eastern Wu in the court now, and if he had scolded Zhuge Ke in private, it would have been fine, but now that he was in the court, Yang Yi's words were a bit hurtful.

Yang Yi suddenly realized that he had made a big mistake, and he bowed deeply and apologized to the surrendered officials of Eastern Wu, including Zhuge Ke.

(End of this chapter)